Yay!

Well, I just got back from the zoo.

I met with Victor, one of the volunteer coordinators. He was very nice.

He said that new volunteers should work once a week, and later on they can choose to work more days.

I chose Friday. There were several strings available on this day. Like the giraffes, otters, bats, some birds, some primates. Victor said the African animals string is very labor intensive.

But I chose the string 7 with the lemurs!!!!!! It was available!!!

I chose the morning shift, which starts at 8 and goes til 12. I will have to get up very early. Like I did when going to school. But it's really worth it, because this is the time of day when all the animals are out and when they make the most noise. The gibbons today were very loud.
My string covers a bunch of animals at the Children's Zoo. The list goes as follows:

Sheep and goats
Pot bellied pig
Rabbits
Lemurs

Long billed corella
Princess parrot
Kookabura

Victor said that not many volunteers choose to work at the Children's Zoo because there are a lot more exotic animals elsewhere. So he was grateful I chose this. But I think that working with these more "domestic" animals will be way cool.

Working with the giraffes, etc. would be cool too. But it wouldn't be as hands on. The goats and rabbits you can touch (with permission of course).

So I am very excited. I can start this coming Friday.

I'm glad I will be at the zoo when there aren't many people around. If I signed up to come later in the day, there would be a bunch of kids running around the Children's Zoo. After my shift I can sit and have lunch.

Volunteers get to park on the very top of the hill, past the main entrance. It's called the camel lot because it is directly behind the camel exhibit.

While I'm there, I can hang out in the keepers' lounge room. I can meet other keepers and other volunteers there.

....... so I am very happy.